The Constitution of 1787 represented a counter-revolution against the Declaration of Independence and what it represented. Naturally, many acts of Congress under this Constitution have done even more to undo the Spirit of 1776 since then. Here are a few of the worst.

Frédéric Bastiat would have turned 214 today. Although primarily remembered for The Law , Bastiat's book Economic Sophisms , filled with Bastiat's unique wit, and his ability to destroy bad economic theories, is as timely as ever...

The Europeans have decided to limit funding and credit extended to the Greeks. This puts the Greek financial system under pressure, but there are free-market solutions that could set the Greeks on the path to a sound economy.

Thanks to high oil prices and years of cheap money, capital-intensive fracking operations became feasible in even some of the most marginal areas. But with easy money comes bubbles, and falling oil prices may soon help pop the fracking bubble.

Once interest rates begin to rise — and rise they must, whether as a result of Fed policy or not — the end of the asset price inflation will be at hand. The result will be another financial crisis and accompanying recession...

In spite of its failure in the short term, the Scottish campaign exposed elite dread of decentralization while establishing a precedent that regions can decide for themselves to secede even without a nation-wide vote. The campaign also illustrates anew ongoing trends in the decline of the nation-...

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